The year 2012 just started but it seems that employment discrimination-related stories seem not to be taking time out. According to the website of the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), for the first week of January, at least two workplace discrimination charges were attended to by the agency.
1. Grand Central Partnership, Inc. VS Title VII
According to press release by EEOC, Grand Central Partnership (GCP), a New York-based non-profit real estate developer has committed discrimination against an employee based on his race. The employee, a back Rastafarian who works in the company as a security guard, has claimed that he experienced race discrimination in the firm. Because of the incident, the employee filed a complaint, however, when the company learned about his complaint, he was fired.
Prior to the termination incident, the security officer also filed a complaint against the company in 2009. In the complaint, GCP reportedly failed to accommodate the religious beliefs of the employee. The case was settled but after a year, the company yet again committed employment discrimination.
Under the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, covered employers are strictly prohibited from discriminating against an employee based on his or her religion or race. Furthermore, retaliation against complaining employees is also not allowed. Due to this, GCP is in clear violation of the Federal law.
2. Bank of Albuquerque VS Title VII and ADEA
Two female employees of Bank of Albuquerque in Phoenix were reportedly terminated because of their sex and age. The terminated employees – Elizabeth Morantes and Yolanda Fernandez, both older than 40 years of age filed a complaint with the EEOC. According to the Commission’s investigation, both employees were fired because of their age and sex.
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